When I started the journalism graduate
program in August, I had no idea what type of time commitment I was expecting.
A full-time graduate course load was only nine hours (compared to 12 hours for undergrads), I'd have minimal extracurricular activities and few evening meetings, so I held the expectation that I wouldn't be working as much. As the undergraduate student who took 15-18 hours of classes each semester and balanced that with leadership roles, I fully anticipated grad school with some leisure time and television. Sounds like that would be the case, right?
Wrong. Completely wrong. Something about graduating, working a 9 to 5 job last summer and adjusting to a solid routine that never existed in college contributed to my body's collapse. I couldn't work until 2:30 a.m. each night, write emails in my sleep or wake up 20 minutes before class started and get there on time. I was no longer able to focus at a 10 p.m. meeting for a group project, and even if my schedule wasn't as packed as it has been in previous semesters, I had the mentally busiest semester of my life. The first semester of grad school in the fall was definitely more academically stimulating, but the spring combined the academic, logistical and independence challenges that graduate school brings.
I'm happy walking away with the amount that I learned, especially in the productivity sense: from how to work independently, continuing to improve while working with others and having the discipline to sit down and get things done. Here are some pictures and words about the groups of people who helped me conquer the journey of this past semester.
I'm happy walking away with the amount that I learned, especially in the productivity sense: from how to work independently, continuing to improve while working with others and having the discipline to sit down and get things done. Here are some pictures and words about the groups of people who helped me conquer the journey of this past semester.
Our Changing Media Business Models class started off the semester with a free trip to Seattle, and grew together as everyone fought senioritis and learned about innovation. |
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